Alumni
Greetings from the AFS Alumni Office
Upcoming Alumni Events
4th Annual Trivia Night
April 10, 2026
An evening of friendly competition and community. Gather your classmates and form a team for a night of laughs and friendly rivalry.
Arbor Day Alumni Lunch and Tours
April 24, 2026
Reconnect with classmates over lunch and enjoy the campus in honor of Arbor Day. Alumni will then join the entire school for Arbor Day festivities that take place after lunch.
Event Schedule
Campus Tour | 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Departs from the Library Portico
Tour registration begins at 11:15 a.m.
Join our student guides for a brief tour of campus. See what is new, walk through familiar hallways, and experience AFS through the eyes of today’s students.
Alumni Lunch | 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | Faulkner Reading Room
Gather with fellow alumni for lunch, conversation, and connection.
Arbor Day Festivities | 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Smith Field
Celebrate this beloved all-school tradition featuring music, poetry, and the tree planting ceremony, followed by the joyful procession to the Maypoles.
Register Here
Questions? Contact Michelle Lofton at 215-576-3968 or alumni@abingtonfriends.net.
Our school community is a richer place when our on-campus and alumni communities are connected!
Whether through volunteering, attending a school event, mentoring via our career exploration programs, or attending a sports game, we are dedicated to making AFS an important part of your life.
Contact Us
Please contact Michelle Lofton at 215-576-3968 or alumni@abingtonfriends.net with any questions, thoughts, or ideas. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
The AFS Alumni community includes all former students, both graduates and non-graduates, as well as alumni parents, alumni staff, and alumni faculty.
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Alumni Spotlight
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Matthew MacNaughton
Recording a podcast is a lot of fun, but it's also a lot of work. Roseanne Liberti and Jenny Burkholder knew what they were signing up for, but they also saw an opportunity – to tell stories rooted in individuals' journeys of discovery and healing, and to do a lot of laughing along the way.
Matthew MacNaughton
Nearly eight years after finishing her surgical residency, Dr. Nisha Branch ’96 is back in her residency program—this time in anesthesiology. “It’s okay to change your mind,” she argues. Changing specialities is not common in medicine, but Nisha recalls how her AFS mentors encouraged her to experiment and explore, not simply accepting things as they are.
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Matthew MacNaughton
Nelson File graduated from AFS in 1976—another time of great transition in the world. Raised a Quaker, he was called to serve in his own way, first as a member of the Peace Corps, and then as a teacher. But if you told him before he graduated Abington Friends School that he would spend his whole life abroad—teaching at schools in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and ending his career in Australia as the Head of School of one of the largest Friends’ schools in the world—he would not believe you.
Roo News
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Abington Friends School is pleased to share that Amy Bosio will be stepping into the role of Chief Financial & Operations Officer following the retirement of Martha Scache.
Abington Friends School is pleased to announce that Zaccai Williams will join the school as its next Lower School Director beginning July 1, 2026.
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Abington Friends School Athletics Department is pleased to announce Tiffany Davis as the School’s next Varsity Girls Basketball Head Coach, effectively immediately.